Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Lignose

Lignose (lig*nōs") , adjective

[Latin lignosus, from lignum wood: compare French ligneux. Compare Ligneous.]

Ligneous. [Rare] — Evelyn

Also: Lignous

Lignose (lig"nōs`) , noun

1.
(Botany) See Lignin.
2.
(Chemistry) An explosive compound of wood fiber and nitroglycerin. See Nitroglycerin.